The only time I seen any number of them was in Sept.

It's a different environment without as many of the seasonal variations. You're not going to have the kind of man-o-war problems you see in FTL. If you keep your eyes open you will see some cool jellyfish. The water is clear enough that you will be able to swim around them and check them out.

Here's a link to an 18 inch Moon Jelly I played with in Haulover North. http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2808591360028562117YUsjmD

Have fun!

Cheers, RickG

We too have only seen them in Sept. Last time we were there it was late Sept so maybe it goes into Oct.
Bill and Sue

RickG...your shots are fabulous, what camera did you use???

You take wonderful photographs(tu) I guess you know what Orbs are, huh;) I saw a few on your church photo, in Czech.

Have you ever taken any photographs of the Petroglyphs on StJ? Please leave me a link if you have - Thanks(tu)

Andaste

We saw two small ones (8") at Salt Pond a few weeks ago. Just swam around them. They sort of scare me since I was stung more than once as a kid. Great photos, RickG!

My wife was stung in the ocean near our home in NC. Now, we take a bottle of Safe Sea with us any time we will be in the water. If we see any signs of jelly fish we apply the Safe Sea instead of our normal Sun Block. It seems to work very well.

When we jumped off the boat in hurricane hole, I nearly peed in the ocean ! we were surronded by hundreds of golf ball sized jellyfish, We knew they were harmless ones without stringers, but in the 5 seconds it took to realize that I almost died...it was the oddest feeling snorkeling thru them and having the jelly blobs bump off you. We did see one giant moon jelly there and I swam fast in the other direction!

Mid to late Summer is the time when most jellyfish arrive to our waters. There are sometimes some box jellies then, in very isolated cases, but the majority of them are Moon Jellies; look like car headlights with a little old timey lamp fringe trailing. They are mildly toxic, i.e. stingy, but guess what? If you don't touch them, you don't have to worry! When you touch them, as so many other critters, their protective slime is compromised, exposing them to infections. So, swim carefully, look but don't touch, and take some more photos like that great one up there. Enjoy!

Cool, cool pic RickG. I'm VERY impressed. Is Haulover North the rocky beach that has great snorkeling that you walk down a little trail to get to? or is it the one right by the side of the road?

After getting a jelly fish sting a few years ago, I also always bring a bottle of SafeSea to the beach with me. It's a great product; effective, at least for me. I always have to order it online ahead of time; haven't been able to find it in any stores around me. The other person that mentioned it, did you find it in a store or order it online?

What a treat to see the photos above prior to arriving on the island of ST. John. Being from Canada, our snorkling adventures do not have any such fabulous sights. Now we'll know some names of fish, coral, etc. to be on the lookout for. THanks for sharing.

After getting a jelly fish sting a few years ago, I also always bring a bottle of SafeSea to the beach with me. It's a great product; effective, at least for me. I always have to order it online ahead of time; haven't been able to find it in any stores around me. The other person that mentioned it, did you find it in a store or order it online?

I have never seen it in stores. We order all of ours from the SafeSea website.